Toilet case



D. S. WILSON.

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Patented July 4, 1922.

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TOILET CASE.

Application filed January 4, 1921.

To @ZZ w 710m it may fcc/acera Be it known that DONALD STUART VrLsoN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Greenwich, in the county ofFairfield and State of Connecticut, has invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Toilet Cases, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a toilet case havinoa towel and soapreceptacle slidably interlnocked with a reservoir; and has for itsprimary object to provide a completely self contained wash kit which maybe conveniently carried as an automobile accessory.

This invention is especially designed for use in connection withpleasure cars, where it is desirable, after changing a tire or makingrepairs, to cleanse the hands before proceeding further on the journey.Such repairs must often be made at places where water is not readilyavailable and even though gasoline may be used to remove considerable ofthe grit and dirt, it leaves the hands in a dry condition7 which is notonly uncomfortable but very injurious to the skin. 1n its preferredembodiment, the invention comprises a small tank or reservoir which mayreadily be set upon the running board or other suitable part of a carand through a suitable spout at one end of the tank, water may bepermitted to flow in a continuous stream onto the hands. Tn order tocombine the reservoir with a compartment in which soap and towels may beconveniently packed, the reservoir is provided with means whereby itserves as a cover for the said compartment and is preferably attachedthereto by slidably interlocking the two elements of the toilet case.This produces a compa-ct and convenient construction which will providethe user with the advantage of being able to thoroughly cleanse thegrease and other matter from the hands, without leaving the car.

I may provide conveniently packed paper towels which will lit into thecompartment provided in said receptacle; soap boxes may be included inthe equipment.

The invention consists in the structural features and combination ofparts hereinafter fully described with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein- Fig. 1, is a perspective view of the toilet case withthe parts separated;

Fig. 2, is a substantially vertical sectional Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented July a, 1922..

Serial No. 434,873.

view showing the slidably engaged interlocking tongues and grooves ofthe compartments as they appear when the case is closed;

Fig 3, is a perspective View of the running-board of a car illustratingthe position of the reservoir when it is used to provide running water.

Referring to the drawing 10 denotes the body portion of the toilet caseand 11 represents the reservoir for the reception of water or othercleansing fluid. The body portion 10 and reservoir 1l may be constructedof any suitable material such as metal, hard rubber or Celluloid. Theinterior of the body port-ion 10 may be subdivided into any desirednumber of compartments, but in the present embodiment for the purpose ofillustration, 1 have shown but a single partition 12 extendingtransversely thereof. This method of division described above, ispreferable in that it establishes a compartment for the reception of apacket of towels 15"L in one side and a compartment for soap bOXes 14 inthe other side. The body portion 10 is provided with vertical end wallsand side walls, the latter projecting above the end walls, and beingbent outwardly and then backwardly to form grooves 15.

The reservoir 11 is provided with projecting tongues 16 which extendoutwardly from opposite sides thereof and are adapted to engage thegrooves 15 of the body portion or receptacle 10. It will be noted thatthe reservoir 11 is adapted to slide over the receptacle 10 and to beheld thereto by means of the engagement of the tongues 16 with thegrooves 15. One end of the reservoir 11 is provided with an opening 17having a threaded nipple 18. A screw cap 19 engages the nipple 18 toclose the opening 17 and is provided with an auxiliary screw cap 2Ohaving a projecting spout 21; a central opening is provided in the cap20 registering with the spout 21.

The operation of the device will be understood by reference to vFig. 3,of the drawing, wherein the reservoir 11 is shown as having beendisengaged from the receptacle 10 by sliding the former axially of thelatter until the members are free of each other. The reservoir 11 isthen placed with the spout end downwardly, permitting the latter toproject over the edge of a support, such as the running board of a car;and by screwing the spout cap 19 to the nipple 18 a stream of Water Willissue from the reservoir 11. There is ysufiicientcvacuum created Withinthe reservoir 1l by the escaping Water to establish an even flow fromthespout 21. This prevents a too rapid flow fromcthereservoir` 11 and ithas been found that enoughy air percolates through the escaping Water topermit-areservoir of cornparatively small size and capacity to furnish astreamy offvvaterfor'several minutes duration.; 0f course, it aisobvious that after the reservoir l1 hasbeen removed from thereceptaclel0, the packet of towels 152'L and soap boxes 14;; may readily beremoved for use.

Itis apparent that VVmodification of shapeY I claim:

Ina toileticase ofthecharacter described, the combination of a containerhaving one endopen and including parallel oppositely disposed groovesdefining two edges of the open end, and an enclosed container having arestricted outlet at one end and provided with. parallel flangesprojecting outwardly from opposite corners and ext-ending the maximumlength ofi-said enclosed containerv and adapted to slidably engage inthe grooves of said first named container7 Whereby relative movement ofthe two elements will either expose or enclose theopen end of saidfirstnamed container.

DONALD STUART VVILSON;

